College "Education"

This is sort of a continuous posting cycle I get into. I should call it "Things I Learned While Learning Other Things", because this is stuff I realized while "educating myself" here at a University.

1- People can be very lazy.

I understand that this is definitely a stereotypical college thing, but I know some people that make slugs look energetic. My suitemate doesn't know that Saturdays have a morning. He is perfectly content to go to one class, then watch TV on his laptop all day long.

This is not to say that I don't suffer from this very same dilemma. In fact, I skipped Latin class today (partly because it's Friday, partly because I had a huge genetics lab exam directly after it).

2- Some People Infiltrated College

While tutoring a MATH 102 student the other day, I attempted to explain the quadratic formula to her. I thought I did a splendid job. Her first question was : "What does that little "2" above the x mean?".

This caught me off guard, to say the least. I have never had to explain to somebody how to square something before. Then I realized that I was actually going to teach a junior in college why two squared is four. Yikes

3- The Weather is Sexist

As I look out my window, I notice that it is pouring outside. When it rains in college, all the girls get excited. They have rain boots that match their umbrellas that match their rain coats, and rain can be fashionable and enjoyable at the same time.

Males, on the other hand, have no rain boots (at least the straight ones). Instead, we put on our oldest shoes, jeans, and slog through puddles all day. Sometimes we don't even bring an umbrella, just so we can get soaking wet and look really manly. Not.

4- Facebook was invented for the express purpose of distracting us and ruining our lives.

How many times did I show up to an exam when Facebook had NOT stolen time from me? None.

How many times before an exam did I see others posting on Facebook how much they hated studying for an exam?
Too many.

And why did I see those in the first place? Duh...I was on too.

Facebook is like a drug. It seems like everyone else is doing it, you are pretty sure it will help you make friends, and you can't stop once you start.

Just kidding. Kinda.

So I might be running in a little 5k here on campus tonight, unless the rain continues and cancels it. I'm nervous because I ran Monday and my knee hurt pretty bad, so I am hoping that it heals up really soon here.

I also promise that the posting will pick back up just as soon as class slows down.